Automobile-truck.



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' AUTOMOBILE-TRUCK.

To all whom arm concern.

Be'it known that I GEORGE H. W. Lmn-l nons'r, citizen of the ilnited States, residing at 'Nisqually, in the county of Pierce and State of Washin on, have invented certain new and useful provements in Automobile-Trucks; and Ifldov hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others sln'lled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to motor vehicles,

and has for an object to provide a chassis especially designed for but not limited to levers39 and are provided for controlling heavy trucksuses, provided normally with four-wheel drive, but including means whereby either one or both of the rear wheels may be disconnected from the drive, especially intended so that when one is disconnected the other wheel may bexdriven forward by the motor, and the disconnected wheel rotate backward for turning.

With these andother objects in view, the

v invention comprises certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the tarawings: Figure certain parts being; broken away for better disclosure of underlying parts. I

Fig. 2 is a view of the brake in slde alevationjthe hub bein shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a view oft e brake substantially in diametrical section, the hub and brake band being. shown in elevation.

Like characters of reference corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improved chassis which forms the subject-matter of this apphcation comprises a frame 10, with motor 11 mounted thereon, intergeared through the gears 12 and 13,

with the shafts 14 and 15 extending longi-.

tudinally of theframe.

Adjacent their forward ends the shafts 14 and 15 are provided with universal o nts 16*and 17 respectively, such universal joints being also rovided with slots as shown at is atop plan view of a chassis,

designatespectively to levers 56 and'57, 58jand 59.

respectively bevelcars 21 and 22 w ch inand rotating the traction wheels Specification of Letters Patent. Patten J 16, 1918- Application filed my 15, 1917. Serial 80.168386.

or caster upon pivots 27 and 28 for The castering of the front tractor wheels 25 and 26 upon their pivots 27 and 28 is acthe sliding clutch members 33 and 34, the manual connections of such levers not being shown. I

The shafts 37 and 38 have their gears 41 and 42 intermeshing with 7; rs 43 and 44 which are rigidly connect 6 with and control the rotatlon of traction wheels 45 and 46.

Each of the several traction wheels carries a hub provided with a brake member 47, as shown more aEarticularly at Fig. 3, and each of said br e members is provided with preferably a V-shaped oove or furrow 48 in which is located a rake band 49. The brake band 49 is provided with oifsets 50 and 51 spaced apart, oneof such ots being adapted to engage against lugs 52 carried'by e frame 10, as. an abutment for the purpose of applying the brakes. A cable 53 is attached to one of the ofisets as 50 by any approved means as by the knot or stop 54 and inserted through an eye 55 of he complementary ofiset 51. The cables 53 rom the several brake bands extend re- A cable 60 iswound about a brake v 61, and after passing over the pulleys 62 and 63 is connected with the-cables 64 and 65 from the levers 56 and 57. The connection between the several cables is shown at 66. Other cables 67 and. 68 from the levers 58 and 59 extend to the connection 66 so that all of the cables 64 and 65, 67 and 68 are connected at 66 with the cable 60, and are therefore under the immediate control of the brake drum 61 which is controlled by means of the shaft 69, pawl and ratchet 70 being provided for maintaining the brakg drum in the usual condition of tension. 0 course, a brake wheel is employed upon the shaft 69, but is not shown in the It is obvious, therefore, that by rotating the brake drum 61, the several bralre hands i obvious that by disconnecting either one of the clutch members 33 and 34, its corresponding Wheel is released from the drive and for turnin where found desirable, the wheel is free and may either rotate backwardly while the other rear wheel is being driven forwardly in the act of a short turn.

' What I claim is 1. In a motor truck, a frame, front and rear tractor wheels, a pair of parallel shafts,

or any other purposes, I

Q 1,273,0se Y gears on said shafts 'a motor on said frame geared to one pf'sai shafts, earsets universally" jointed to. said shafts for driving the front wheels, I ear sets for the rearfiwheels, and indepejn ent clutches for'connecting,thereai gear sets to the parallel shafts. v f 2. In a motor truck, a'fi'ame, front and rear tractor wheels, a pair of parallel 'shafts, gears-on said shafts intermeshing together, 80

a motor on said frame geared to one ofsaid; shafts, gear sets universally jointed to, said. shafts for driving the front wheels, gear for the rear wheels, "and independent clutches for connecting the rear gear sets to the parallel shafts, said clutches disposed in said shafts between the rear wheels and the intermeshingilgears of said shafts. In testimony whereof I afix my si ature. 1

. GEORGE H; LINDHO 'ST. r 

